1. Principles Of Government

2. Why Study Government?

3. Three Types Of Powers
Executive
Legislative
Judicial

4. Constitution

5. The State

6. Origins of the nation-state:
How did the nation-state come to be?
Force theory
Evolutionary theory
Divine Right theory
Social Contract theory

7. The Force Theory

8. The Evolutionary Theory

9. The Divine Right Theory

10. The Social Contract Theory

11. Constitution’s Preamble = PURPOSE of government

12. Protect Us From Ourselves

13. Protect Us From Others

14. Uphold Our Standard Of Living

15. What The Heck Is Liberty?

16. Who Can Participate?

17. Protection From Bigger Problems

18. How power is distributed geographically
Unitary
Federal
Confederal

19. Presidency vs. Parliamentary

20. Basic notions of American democracy:
Worth of the Individual
Equality of all persons
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Necessity of Compromise
Individual Freedom

21. Equality???

22. Minority Rights

23. Compromise… Hopefully

24. Feel Like Protesting?

25. FREEDOM!!!! http://www.culcreuch.com/images/wallace.jpg